| A | B |
| oatmeal was swopped onto their plates | plopped down quickly |
| Amoses | mean foster family |
| felt that receiving the brown sugar for his oatmeal was | a true privilege |
| By 1932, 30% of Americans | were unemployed |
| The author | Christopher Paul Curtis |
| spigots | water faucets |
| The breakfast line was full of raggedy, downtrodden people | who had no jobs, food, or $ |
| Flint, Michigan | setting of Bud, not Buddy |
| the Amoses lock Bud in the shed and | keep his belongings in the house. |
| Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker | jazz musicians |
| John Dillinger | notorious criminal |
| Shows Bud is compassionate | Bud tries to cheer Jerry up |
| Shows Bud was courageous & determined | Bud wouldn't let Todd beat him up without a fight |
| Why Bud feels proud | Bud has his own suitcase |